Supplier risk has become a topic of great importance for many reasons, one being that companies are expanding their operations globally and are relying on suppliers in different parts of…
Supplier and Market Intelligence: Key IT Resources
In my recent post about Supplier and Market Intelligence (SMI) Literacy, I write that there are three phases of SMI Literacy, with the first two being 1) identifying resources and…
Supplier and Market Intelligence: IT Resources Infographic
Horses for Sources: 2013 Procurement Outsourcing Blueprint
HfS Principal Analyst Brian Dubiel provides insights into the procurement outsourcing market. Providers “that are driving the world of procurement outsourcing” are visualized in the report “HfS Blueprint 2013: Procurement…
McKinsey: Financial Firms and Managing Third-Party Risks
McKinsey & Company’s Hamid Samandari, John Walsh, and Emily Yueh have written an article on how financial institutions are now being held accountable for the actions of their suppliers. The…
The Importance of Supplier Ethics Management
This morning I attended the ISM-Nevada Breakfast Meeting in Las Vegas and had the pleasure of listening to Dr. Keong Leong speak about Supplier Ethics Management. Dr. Leong is Professor…
Supplier Research: A Few Basic Tips
If you are tasked with researching a specific supplier, realize that the amount of information you are able to find depends on many variables. First, it is important to know…
The Crowdsourced IT Research Model: A New Way to Evaluate IT in the Procurement Process?
Peer analysis. Crowdsourced knowledge. User-generated content. Community-based research platform. These are some of the terms used to describe a new generation of IT research startups. This new generation is introducing…
Cloud Service Level Agreements: Free Access Articles Offer Tips/Advice
According to a recent survey by North Bridge Venture Partners and Giga OM Research, cloud adoption continued to rise in 2013 – up from 67% last year. The value of…